A Fortunate Life

anjo Award for Australian Literature, (Winner 1981). NSW State Literary Award, (Winner 1981). Douglas Stewart Prize (Winner, 1981)
"[A] plain, unembellished, utterly sincere and un self-pitying account of the privations of childhood and youth." -- Courier Mail
"[An] extremely powerful description of Gallipoli." -- Australian Book Review
"This is an autobiography that should be read by young people today. Albert Facey, a man who taught himself to read and write, writes it, and writes it well There is so much to learn on every page about how to live a successful life, no matter how the deficits pile up." -- Queensland Reviewers Collective
"Facey is a natural storyteller The optimism and positivity that made him deem his life fortunate is evident throughout the narrative. Facey is often described as an ordinary man but his life story will be far from ordinary for contemporary children" -- Writing WA